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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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BARKSJapan

Caramel’s Guitar Kitchen、第21弾はオリジナルシェイプのブラック・スティングレイ

September 21

福岡発の国産ハンドメイドエレキギターメーカーCaramel’s Guitar Kitchen（キャラメルズ・ギター・キッチン）がチャレンジしている新作プロト24ヶ月連続リリース企画、その第21弾作品「PT21_V3_Black Stingray（ブラック・スティングレイ）」が公開された。

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